If you lived in Tanzania instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 1.7 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

be 24.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

make 92.7% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 94.6% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 64.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 54.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 62.4% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 26.7% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 30.9% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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